McCain Calls the Whambulance
Submitted by Nick D on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 8:32am.
So, a McCain camp aide went on CNN to be interviewed by Campbell Brown. She actually forced this particular aide to answer her questions and not change the subject. The McCain camp insists this was unfair treatment, and promptly canceled an appearance by the Senator himself on Larry King.
So, forcing someone to actually answer a question instead of chanigng the subject is unfair. Who knew?
Not in Iraq
Submitted by Nick D on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 12:27pm.
Refusing to acknowledge the fact that the Governor does have authority over the National Guard.
JimDandy, you're forgetting that the governor has no authority over the Nat'l Guard when its been federalized, like when its been deployed to Iraq. She only has authority over it to respond to domestic emergencies inside Alaska, and therefore that does not count as foreign policy experience.
I never said it does
Submitted by JimDandy on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 12:53pm.
I know that. I never said anything to the contrary. I just said she does have authority over the National Guard. I don't think the point was counting as foreign policy experience, but rather Executive Experience, something important when running for an Executive office. We know Barack and Palin's foreign policy experience is nonexistent.
Au Contrare
Submitted by Nick D on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 1:08pm.
Barack's foreign policy is far from non-existent. He's been on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee since he came to the Senate.
Seriously?
Submitted by JimDandy on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 1:15pm.
I heard that too. I also heard he missed a number of meetings. Just because he sits on the committee doesn't mean that he's Mr. Foreign Policy (evidenced by the fact he had to pick someone with foreign policy experience as his running mate). If that's your logic, then those questioning Palin's executive experience because Alaska is small and the town in which she was mayor is small should stop talking.
Didn't Say
Submitted by Nick D on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 1:19pm.
JimDandy, I didn't say he didn't need someone more experienced on the ticket. I'm saying his foreign policy experience is greater than Palin's, whereas you equated the two.
Then We Disagree
Submitted by JimDandy on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 1:29pm.
You said far from non-existent. I say to the contrary. We each have our arguments that back up our stances. I guess we have to stop this debate and find something else now.
Sorry About Playing The Devil's Advocate
BTW, I saw that Barack has more executive experience than Palin, based on running his campaign. I about died laughing. Keep on reaching Obama. Maybe you can talk about when you played basketball, and had to call a play for the team.